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Why do cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests? and got a better answer
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aren't they bastards? How sneaky they are:
aren't they bastards? How sneaky they are:
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Not enough money to provide for the chick
Not enough money to provide for the chick
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Body temperature doesn't allow to hatch itself.
Body temperature doesn't allow to hatch itself.
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The dancer's balls always get in the way. And the dancer of the cuckoo is not known.
The dancer's balls always get in the way. And the dancer of the cuckoo is not known.
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I don't know why, but I do know that eggs that are laid take the shape of that bird's egg and can change color.
I don't know why, but I do know that eggs that are laid take the shape of that bird's egg and can change color.
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It was evolutionary. And in general, curiously, they are very picky when it comes to choosing adoptive parents. The main parameter is that they must be insectivorous. They don't lay eggs in small nests, but bring them there in their beak, either by dropping or by eating one of the host's eggs. In addition, the egg takes on the color of other eggs in the nest. Mystery:
It was evolutionary. And in general, curiously, they are very picky when it comes to choosing adoptive parents. The main parameter is that they must be insectivorous. They don't lay eggs in small nests, but bring them there in their beak, either by dropping or by eating one of the host's eggs. In addition, the egg takes on the color of other eggs in the nest. Mystery:
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I know for a fact: not able to feed - the pupae eat large caterpillars whose bodies are covered in fluff by the way no other birds can eat them and the chicks can't digest this stuff.
I know for a fact: not able to feed - the pupae eat large caterpillars whose bodies are covered in fluff by the way no other birds can eat them and the chicks can't digest this stuff.
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They just can't nest like other birds.
They just can't nest like other birds.